We have subjected our guerrillas to new training and acquired needed weapon systems and developed new tactics to face a more determined Israeli enemy, seeking revenge for its humiliating defeat in last July’s 33-day war. We also have as good tactical missiles as we did last time, with some additional surprises. — ein anonymer Sprecher der Hisbollah.

The current year will be fateful and the remaining months [of this year] will determine the destiny and future of the region and maybe of the world. — Baschar al-Assad am 17. Juli 2007 beim Antritt seiner zweiten 7-jährigen “Amtszeit”.

BildverzeichnisOben links: Future Warriors – Young Lebanese supporters of Hizbollah hold models of rocket-propelled grenades during a July 22 parade in Saksakiyeh, Lebanon, marking the anniversary of last summer’s war. (Defense News 22:30, Agence France-Presse Photo.Oben rechts: On the still-occupied Golan Heights, the Israelis have preserved this Soviet-made Syrian T-62 where it was knocked out by them during the 1973 Yom Kippur War to mark the furthest advance of the Syrians in that conflict. (Flickr).